Was it this February or January that I last followed the course? I can't remember, however, I clearly remember where I was - just about to start LL10; when I found myself having to move out of office, working from home, further being laid off; then continuing my hypnotherapy course and finally deciding to start my own business. A lot of things happened in the first few monthes of this year. As a result, LL10 has been waiting there for my attention for a while.

I confess I am not following "Mr. Wattles' excellent advice - by laying aside all other programs, books on this or similar subjects for the duration of this course". We are living in a time that there are so many wonderful new teachers teaching about the same concepts and ideas and ways. It's hard to pass them on when they come my way; and I don't want to rush to finish the course so I can "move on" to others. (In fact, I started the course in January 2009, and here I am, on LL10.) I like taking time this way. I do give this course priority though, when I'm doing it, I always start my day doing the course.

Anyway, now I'm ready to come back to the course. I thought before I jumped into LL10, I'd better do a review by listening to the class session audios again. This is what I did yesterday and today I think so far my favorite is LL8: Truth and Appearance!

I am also a huge fan of [removed to comply with course commitment] teaching. [X] stresses many many many times that our attention is to focuse on "What I want it to be", not "what is". "What is", which means what is manifested in our physical world so can be perceived by our senses, are "appearance". If we live a life based on our five senses, which is what most people do, IT IS very "easy to think". But life can't be changed until we do the "laborious work" to shift our attention to the "truth", in the world of energy (but don't forget Einstein's equation, E=MC2, energy IS matter), that simply means "what I want it to be".

So, this morning, the equation I have got is: Truth = What I want it to be.

Isn't it exiting and empowering to know this? All we need to do is to constently hold the picture of "what I want it to be" tight, we get all those we want.

I started to do the experiment: Instead of complaining about some behaviors of my 18 year old nephew, who's living and studying in Canada with me, I decided to see his sweetness and kindness that I'd like to see in him and felt the love towards him. Today, after school he went to grocery store and bought some apples and made a pie! Can you believe it? It blew me away. He makes very good apple pies but before I had to make my order and promise things and give him extra money... Today, he volunteered! Out of nowhere!

Or, out of the love I felt towards him?

With every unwanted happenings in our life, there's a contrast of what we really want born out of it. Hold that image of what you want, hold it tight until your start to feel better, and know that this image is the truth, because truth is alwasys what you make of it, until it becomes your reality.

Nothing out there is true, but everything you hold in your attention is true. This is powerful.

I'm ready for the new LL10 now. And I just found it's called "Your Clear Mental Image". How coincidental!

Kemila,

Thanks so much for posting! I'm going through the course for the first time, but I so agree with your equation!

I'm learning on a deeper and deeper level that our relationships can be what we want them to be. We simply have to act as though they already are! I always see my kids as gifts to appreciate -- never as flawed or needing to be fixed. It really works!

Love and Blessings,
Rachel

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So, this morning, the equation I have got is: Truth = What I want it to be.

Nice, I do believe I was in need of that piece of enlightenment. Thanks!